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Nigerian finance minister’s mother kidnapped

YoopyaDec 10, 20120

(Reuters) – Kidnappers snatched the mother of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from her home in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, security sources and the minister’s

Ghana’s Mahama wins election, opposition cries foul

YoopyaDec 10, 20120

(Reuters) – Ghana’s electoral authorities said on Sunday incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama won a new term as president in the West African state in

Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner

YoopyaDec 10, 20120

Ghana’s presidential election has been won by incumbent President John Mahama, the electoral commission has announced. The commission said that Mr Mahama had won 50.7%

Gazans mass for Hamas anniversary

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Tens of thousands of Palestinians massed in Gaza on Saturday for a rally marking the 25th anniversary of Hamas to

Second bomb this week kills three in Nairobi suburb

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – A bomb blast in a predominantly Somali district of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Friday killed three people and wounded at least

U.N. says Congo army, rebels have committed rights abuses

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped and pillaged in Minova after fleeing to the eastern town as M23 rebels advanced, while insurgents killed civilians and

Ghana votes in close-call test of stable democracy

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – Voters in Ghana waited for hours in long lines to vote on Friday in elections troubled by delays and logistical problems, but which

Iran’s long-range missiles said to lag U.S. intelligence fears

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – An internal report for the U.S. Congress has concluded that Iran probably is no longer on track, if it ever was, to having an ocean-crossing

Tsunami alert after 7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan

YoopyaDec 7, 20120

TOKYO: A tsunami alert was issued for Japan’s northeast coast Friday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude undersea earthquake struck, setting buildings in Tokyo swaying violently. Media reports

Ghana election to test credentials of “model democracy”

YoopyaDec 7, 2012May 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Ghanaians choose on Friday who will run one of Africa’s most stable democracies as a surge in oil revenues promises to boost development